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Old women do morning exercises at Hoan Kiem Lake. As the Vietnamese population gets older, more money needs to be spent on health, experts said (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Global trends in health policies and practical access in the context of the rapidly aging population were topics of discussion at a forum on health care on November 13 in Hanoi. The forum was titled “Paving the path for the future in healthcare: Driving efficiency and outcomes in a rapidly aging Asia” and was organised by the Vietnam Medical Association and Novartis Vietnam. It drew the participation of dozens of healthcare policymakers and academic leaders in the healthcare sector from across Asia. According to Amos Garcia from Singapore’s Milken Institute, the challenges of ageing societies were enormous as older people are increasing in number. Research by the institute showed that Asia was ageing faster than it was gaining wealth. The Healthcare sector’s share of GDP has been … [Read more...] about Changes needed in health sector: experts

In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, science-technology cooperation in health care and pharmaceuticals is one of the important fields Vietnam is promoting. The 10th Vietnam-US Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology took place in Washington DC from October 15 to 17 At the 10th Vietnam-US Joint Committee Meeting on Science and Technology in Washington DC last week, the two countries agreed to enhance science-technology collaboration on health care and health sciences besides partnership in agriculture and biotechnology, and environmental conservation science. Judith Garber, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs at the US Department of State, highly valued bilateral cooperation achievements, particularly in the Global Health Security Agenda, the Field Epidemiology Training Programme, the biological threat reduction programme, and the research project on cancer prevention and treatment. In early … [Read more...] about Vietnam bolsters sci-tech ties in health care with foreign partners

A doctor gives a student an eye examination in Minh Dao Elementary School in HCM City. The city's health department blames a shortage of finance for lack of improvement in health services at schools. — VNA/VNS Photo Trang Duong
HCM CITY — HCM City's Centre for Protection of Labour's Health and Working Environment under the Department of Health needs more funding to keep improving health conditions at city schools, a workshop heard yesterday. Dr. Huynh Tan Tien, head of the centre, said the centre needed more money to prevent student eye problems caused by dim classrooms and improve furniture to prevent students from developing bad posture. The centre has co-operated with schools in the city to improve classroom lighting, increase ventilation and replace the old school furniture, he said. Each district has set up a board to develop health services at schools, but they will need more money from the Ministry to be effective, Tien said. The centre implements health check-ups … [Read more...] about Centre wants more funding to improve student health

HA NOI — Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu has called on the international community for further technical and financial support to help Viet Nam realise the 5-year health plan for the 2011-15 at the Health Partnership Group Meeting yesterday in Ha Noi.
"Viet Nam's health sector faces challenges including a large disparity in the quality of health treatment between regions, especially the preventive medicine system," stressed Trieu. Shortages of human and financial resources are obstacles that need to be tackled to achieve an efficient health care service in the future," added Trieu. Trieu suggested that the five years health plan would focus activities on priority areas such as the consolidation of the health care network; preventive health and enhanced national targeted programmes; improvements in health examinations and treatment; population and family planning and reproductive health activities; and human resources development. At the event, HPG Meeting co-chairman and … [Read more...] about Call for int’l help in health planning

HÀ NỘI — Information Technology applications in health exams and treatment have improved information flow and storage in the healthcare sector, a year-end review found yesterday. The review conference held in Hà Nội also identified improvements that need to be made in the coming year to overcome challenges and difficulties faced this year. Phạm Lê Tuấn, Deputy Minister of Health, noted that 2017 was the 4th year in a row that IT has been applied in health examinations and treatment in all hospitals and clinics nationwide, in accordance with National Assembly Resolution No.68. Tuấn said notable achievements have been recorded over the past four years, particularly in 2017, thanks to the application of the Mediware Hospital Information System (HIS) for maintaining electronic medical records, contributing to laying a foundation for national health information infrastructure. However, Tuấn said, the health sector faced a … [Read more...] about Healthcare info flow improves in 2017: officials